Advancing microfluidic point-of-care platelet function tests: opportunities and challenges from bench to market by Minki Kang, Christopher A. Bresette, David N. Ku

“…Point-of-care platelet function tests (POC PFTs) are developed to assess platelet dysfunction and distinguish between normal and abnormal platelet activity. …”
Get full text

An Efficient Universal Generating Function-Based Analyzing Approach for Multistate System with Imperfect Coverage Failure by Zheng Li, Jinlei Qin

“…A system with more than two states is called a multistate system (MSS), and such systems have already become a general trend in the arena of complex industrial products and/or systems. …”
Get full text

Progress in Application of Novel Functional Hemostatic Dressings in Patients with Continuous Bleeding after PICC Catheterization by Jimin WU, Qiong YAN, Haiying XU, Xiaohong ZHANG, Xinyue LI, Jinlei DU

“…However, new hemostatic dressings have various types and advantages, which makes them difficult to choose dressings for medical staff. …”
Get full text

Surface Functionalization of 3D-Printed Bio-Inspired Scaffolds for Biomedical Applications: A Review by Yeon Soo Kim, Yoo Seob Shin

Get full text

Recent Advances in the Development of Functional Nucleic Acid Biosensors Based on Aptamer-Rolling Circle Amplification by Ce Liu, Wanchong He

Get full text

A pilot study of Telco’s next generation IT architecture evolution: business function virtualization (BFV) by Wen QIAO, Xiaozheng WANG, Zhenqiang SUN, Gan REN, Yunxin LIU, Aidong YANG, Peng WANG, Da WANG, Xiaozhou YE, Ye OUYANG

“…With the development of information and communication technologies, traditional telecom business support systems (BSS) are facing the challenge of agilely meeting the flexible needs from business.Application scenarization, service standardization, technology componentization and resource sharing have gradually become the consensual features among the evolution of telecom BSS architectures.A business function virtualization (BFV)-based BSS architecture, which is based on cloud-native, micro-services, containers, and DevOps technologies, was proposed.By embedding four components into the architecture, including standardized virtual network functions, modular design orchestrator, micro-service management framework, and multi-plane elastic computing controller, the system is able to deploy unitized system and distributed cloud.Therefore, the requirements of flexible telecom business development and frequent evolution of the system could be satisfied by the proposed BFV-based BSS architecture.In other words, the lightweight delivery of IT technologies and agile business support could be fulfilled by using the proposed BFV-based BSS architecture, and the proposed architecture will eventually become the standard architecture of next generation telecom BSS.…”
Get full text

Constraining the Stellar Mass Function in the Galactic Center via Mass Loss from Stellar Collisions by Douglas Rubin, Abraham Loeb

“…For present-day mass functions of the form, dN/dM∝M-α, we constrain the present-day mass function to have a minimum stellar mass ≲7M⨀ and a power-law slope ≳1.25. …”
Get full text

Darwinian Philosophy as Optimization Method for Design High Reflection Mirror Include New Merit Function by Baghdad Science Journal

“…In this paper we proposes the philosophy of the Darwinian selection as synthesis method called Genetic algorithm ( GA ), and include new merit function with simple form then its uses in other works for designing one of the kinds of multilayer optical filters called high reflection mirror. …”
Get full text

From indicating similarity to establishing online alignment: interactional functions of ye “also” in Mandarin Chinese by Lu Xue, Shuangyun Yao

“…Although the lexical meaning and syntactic properties of ye have been widely discussed, there are few analyses of ye expressions in interactional discourse, let alone analyses examining its interactional functions. …”
Get full text

Simplified cerebellum-like spiking neural network as short-range timing function for the talking robot by Vo Nhu Thanh, Hideyuki Sawada

“…In the human brain, the cerebellum plays a key role in the coordination, precision and timing of motor responses. We have developed a talking robot, which generates human-like vocal sounds using a simplified cerebellum-like neural network model as the timing function. …”
Get full text

A heuristic method for multi-block parallel decomposition of a system of partial Boolean functions by Yu. V. Pottosin

“…Every biclique is assigned with a disjunctive normal form (DNF) by a certain way, and only those bicliques are taken into consideration whose DNFs have terms with the ranks not more than the bounds of the number of arguments of the obtained functions. …”
Get full text

Optogenetic cleavage of the Miro GTPase reveals the direct consequences of real-time loss of function in Drosophila. by Francesca Mattedi, Ethlyn Lloyd-Morris, Frank Hirth, Alessio Vagnoni

“…To address this issue, we have developed an optogenetic loss of function "Split-Miro" allele for precise control of Miro-dependent mitochondrial functions in Drosophila. …”
Get full text

Intraspecific diversity loss in a predator species alters prey community structure and ecosystem functions. by Allan Raffard, Julien Cucherousset, José M Montoya, Murielle Richard, Samson Acoca-Pidolle, Camille Poésy, Alexandre Garreau, Frédéric Santoul, Simon Blanchet

“…Loss in intraspecific diversity can alter ecosystem functions, but the underlying mechanisms are still elusive, and intraspecific biodiversity-ecosystem function (iBEF) relationships have been restrained to primary producers. …”
Get full text

Sensory integration combined with interoceptive interventions for functional urinary incontinence in children: a case report by Lingshan Ma, Yuanxun Zhang, Songjun Yao, Shuang He, Jie Li

“…Although some behavioral therapies have been reported before, there is still no consensus on the treatment plan for functional urinary incontinence in children.Case informationThis case describes an 8-year-old girl presenting with urgency, urine leakage and frequent nocturnal enuresis. …”
Get full text

Electronic, Elastic, Optical, and Thermodynamic Properties Study of Ytterbium Chalcogenides Using Density Functional Theory by Lemessa Asefa Eressa, Zeleke Deressa Gerbi

“…The equilibrium total energy for YbX (X = S, Se, and Te) was calculated as a function of the energy cutoff, k-point grid, and lattice parameter. …”
Get full text

Ephemeral Emotional Resonance: User-Perceived Functional Value Leading to Short-Form Video Use by Xinzhou Xie, Yanjun Lin, Qiyu Bai

“…With the rapid development of short-form videos, more and more people have gained a deep understanding of the functional value of short-form videos. …”
Get full text

Automated optimization and uncertainty quantification of convergence parameters in plane wave density functional theory calculations by Jan Janssen, Edgar Makarov, Tilmann Hickel, Alexander V. Shapeev, Jörg Neugebauer

“…Abstract First principles approaches have revolutionized our ability in using computers to predict, explore, and design materials. …”
Get full text

The Relation between Fructose-Induced Metabolic Syndrome and Altered Renal Haemodynamic and Excretory Function in the Rat by Mohammed H. Abdulla, Munavvar A. Sattar, Edward J. Johns

“…This paper explores the possible relationships between dietary fructose and altered neurohumoral regulation of renal haemodynamic and excretory function in this model of metabolic syndrome. Fructose consumption induces hyperinsulinemia, hypertriglyceridaemia, insulin resistance, and hypertension. …”
Get full text

A pilot study of Telco’s next generation IT architecture evolution: business function virtualization (BFV) by Wen QIAO, Xiaozheng WANG, Zhenqiang SUN, Gan REN, Yunxin LIU, Aidong YANG, Peng WANG, Da WANG, Xiaozhou YE, Ye OUYANG

“…With the development of information and communication technologies, traditional telecom business support systems (BSS) are facing the challenge of agilely meeting the flexible needs from business.Application scenarization, service standardization, technology componentization and resource sharing have gradually become the consensual features among the evolution of telecom BSS architectures.A business function virtualization (BFV)-based BSS architecture, which is based on cloud-native, micro-services, containers, and DevOps technologies, was proposed.By embedding four components into the architecture, including standardized virtual network functions, modular design orchestrator, micro-service management framework, and multi-plane elastic computing controller, the system is able to deploy unitized system and distributed cloud.Therefore, the requirements of flexible telecom business development and frequent evolution of the system could be satisfied by the proposed BFV-based BSS architecture.In other words, the lightweight delivery of IT technologies and agile business support could be fulfilled by using the proposed BFV-based BSS architecture, and the proposed architecture will eventually become the standard architecture of next generation telecom BSS.…”
Get full text

A partial structural and functional rescue of a retinitis pigmentosa model with compacted DNA nanoparticles. by Xue Cai, Zack Nash, Shannon M Conley, Steven J Fliesler, Mark J Cooper, Muna I Naash

“…Previously we have shown that compacted DNA nanoparticles can drive high levels of transgene expression after subretinal injection in the mouse eye. …”
Get full text